<p>doerame, I think that you will find that any support for the view that your chances will be enhanced because one already has a guaranteed space in a medical school, would be anecdotal.</p>
<p>Wow! Your reasoning and comments on Stonybrook have been impressive and convincing. You seem knowledgeable about 8 year programs.</p>
<p>1)Could you please assess Case Western Reserves's PPSP 8 year program in the same light. CWRU medical school is excellent, ranked 20th for research, 15th in primary care. But how is the undergraduate there? </p>
<p>2)What would you choose between Case PPSP and Northwestern undergraduate and BU BA/MD?</p>
<p>FYI: Case PPSP does not require an MCAT but does require a 3.6 GPA.
BU BA/MD requires an MCAT of 28 and 3.2 GPA.
Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>UPenn and Stony Brook grades will not carry equal weight in my opinion because grade inflation in the Ivies and grade deflation in state schools are well known. An A from a state school is known to be a true A. An A at Stony Brook in a science (Stony Brook sciences are well known everywhere) is quite respected.</p>
<p>Further, as a scholar of medicine you are open to winning many prestigious collegiate awards and are given multiple and high quality research and travel opportunities. You are allowed to sit in at some grand rounds presented to doctors at the hospital (at least at Stony Brook you are, and I believe also at Temple.)You wil also be able to take more interesting courses which are not cookie cutter premed. If that makes you more attractive to other med schools, so be it. However, Stony Brook med school is a rising star and will give a you a high quality medical education. It is currently ranked in the top 15 teaching hospitals in the U.S. If you think the grass is greener elsewhere, you could always do away rotations and search out places for internship, residency, and fellowship. Med school is only a small first step in your career. The hardest part is getting in, and you have already done so. After you graduate, the world is your oyster. </p>
<p>As for other questions, I am quite busy today and will try to get to them later. </p>
<p>I hope that my comments are helpful, as I am obviously new to this board.</p>
<p>My chance at Stony Brook for Scholar of Medicine Program:</p>
<p>Combined SAT CR800, M790, W 770;
SAT II, Math2c 800, Physics 800, Bio 790, US History 740;
National Merit Semi-finalist (psat 232);</p>
<p>Come from a public high school in VA (Many consider #1 high school in the nation with average senior 1500 old SAT and highest # and % of National Sem-finalist past 10 years in the roll, with 169 out 400 this year. You might know what school it is).</p>
<p>President of Cancer Research and Awareness,
Team leader for Cancer Research Project RNA Interface Treatment for Cancer,
Student Government and elected officer,
Varsity Cheerleading 4 years,
and many other ECs.</p>
<p>My father just got an offer and started working at NY city two week ago, he said would pay ny tax to gain ny resident status. After high school, my mom and I definitely will move to New York.</p>
<p>But we are still less 12 months prior to qualify for in-state status. What is my chance to this proram as a out-state applicant?</p>
<p>With those Stats....i think ur set...for anything! </p>
<p>Good Luck! </p>
<p>Where else are you applying?</p>
<p>I am applying HYP, Columbia, Upenn. For BA/MD, consider Stony Brook, Norwthwest, Brown, GW, etc. For safety schools might be UVA or Stony Brook Honor College. </p>
<p>However, financial will be a factor. I am not from a rich family but will not qualify for need base aid either. Since my goal will end up in Medical field, my dad says Stony honor college or UVA is most cost effective way to go if ivys do not offer financial aid. So Stony scholar of Medicine Program is my serious consideration since everyone in this program will be offered some kinds of financial aids and year later I will be as in-state student. I heard Stony each year only offer 5-6 slots and mostly will be in-state. I am not sure I could get into this program. </p>
<p>Anyone knows the prospect for Stony Honor College students (not in the medicine program) to medical school later on? Thanks.</p>